Keen Kutter is the most respected name in cutlery collectibles and pocket knives. This comprihensive bolume contains a complete listing, detailed description, date, and value guide for every Keen Kutter pocket knife shown in Simmons Hardware Company catalogs since the adoption of the Wedge and Bar Keen Kutter logo in 1905.

Illustrated with over 1100 original catalog illustrations, this volume is destined to become the pocket knife collector's bible.

Clad in armour and mounted on horseback, knights were noble warriors who lived hundreds of years ago in a world where mighty castles dominated the landscape and rival forces clashed in blood-soaked battles. Enter a world filled with heroism, romance and warfare and find out about the rise and fall of the most feared warriors in medieval Europe. A young readers guide to the Medieval World.

This scholarly significant, popularly written, and beautifully illustrated work explores the multiple rolls of arms and armor in the Renaissance and Baroque societies. During the period between 1450-1650, gunpowder weapons and new military technologies gradually extinguished the need for knights in shining armor on the battlefield. In this period, unsurpassed production of elaborate, richly decorated, and superbly crafted suits of armor became a symbol of status and was worn increasingly for ceremonial purposes and adopted into everyday life and dress.

Richard Kern's book, "The Little Giant Powerhammer" will guide you through the entire restoration process with his expertise and experience. The result will be a restored hammer which will operate properly. When buying a powerhammer, the investment in purchasing this book will be recouped many, many times over. You will know what to look for and will have a concept of what the restoration will involve.

This chest, found in1936 in Mästermyr on the island of Gotland, Sweden, contains more that 200 tools used by Viking blacksmiths, woodworkers and metal smiths. This archaeological find is described in detail with clear photographs and drawings.

Metalworking, by master blacksmith Paul N Hasluck, is a classic guide filled with more than 2,000 beautiful black-and-white illustrations and clear, comprehensive instructions, offering everything you need to know to turn a chunk of metal into a useful and well-crafted product. Metalworking is ideal for all metalwork enthusiasts. Whether you are a handyman or handywoman looking to dabble in soldering, or are serious about fine-tuning your craftmanship, Hasluck's book of timeless tips and procedures will quickly become your go-to guide.

Metalworking Trades in Early America provides an excellent overview for both collectors and artisans. They are all here: The blacksmith, whitesmith, edge tool maker, cutler, locksmith, wheelwright, gunsmith, nailer, and tinsmith.

Between approximately 1800 and 1860 Mousehole Forge of Sheffield, England was the premier anvil maker of the world. How could a small manufacturer restricted to about one acre of land with a forge shop having just 9,000 square feet, using primarily water power to drive their antiquated helve hammers and other equipment, compete so successfully with other famous English anvil makers, using more modern methods and machinery. For well over 200 years anvils have been made at Mousehole Forge, which for two centuries, at least, was the only works of its kind in the world.